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Predictability of gastric intestinal metaplasia by patchy lavender color seen on linked color imaging endoscopy
Honglei Chen1, Huashe Wang2, Xiaobin Wu3
1Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510655, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. chl_830830@163.com.
Abstract:
We aimed to investigate the ability of linked color imaging (LCI) versus white light endoscopy (WLE) to detect gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM). One hundred and seven participants who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were included. Under WLE endoscopy, biopsies were performed on any suspected abnormal mucosal changes. Under LCI endoscopy, we tested whether the specific color feature of patchy lavender color (PLC) pathologically indicated GIM. Biopsies were randomly performed in participants who had neither PLC nor suspected lesions. The detection abilities of LCI and WLE were assessed by comparison of histological and endoscopic findings. A total of 41 participants had histological GIM. The total diagnostic accuracy rate for GIM by LCI was 79.44%, higher than that of WLE (40.19%) (P < 0.001). Moreover, LCI with targeted biopsies showed a significantly increased ability to detect GIM (P < 0.001). PLC observed in the gastric mucosa on LCI can guide endoscopic biopsies and increase the detection rate of GIM. Thus, LCI could be a good tool for detecting GIM. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: ChiCTR-DDD-17011326).
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